se tiró un pedo
/se tiɾo un pedo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "she farted" is translated into Spanish as se tiró un pedo.
The phrase se tiró un pedo is an informal way to say "she farted". Other variations include Ella se echó un gas to mean "She let out gas", and the colloquial Ella soltó un gas which also means "She let out gas".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase se tiró un pedo literally means "she threw herself a fart", composed of the reflexive pronoun se (herself), the verb tiró (threw/cast) and the noun un pedo (a fart).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a delicate and formal way to say "She released gas", use Ella liberó gas. To be more polite or euphemistic, you can use se echó un gas instead of using the word pedo. The phrases Ella se tiró un peo and Ella se echó un peo are informal options that use the colloquial term peo instead of pedo.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase se tiró un pedo can also be used to mean "he farted", as the reflexive pronoun se is used for both he and she in the third person.
How do you pronounce it?
/se tiɾo un pedo/
Did you know?
- If you want to say someone is 'drunk' in a very slangy way, you can say that they están pedos, using the same word for 'farts'.
- In some dialects, the word pedo is used in the phrase de pedo to mean 'by pure luck' or 'by chance'.
- In some dialects, the phrase en un pedo is used to mean 'in a heartbeat' or 'very quickly', similar to the English 'in a flash'.
Examples in context
- ¿Escuchaste eso? Se tiró un pedo.Did you hear that? She farted.
- Ella se tiró un pedo y se puso roja.She farted and turned red.
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are talking about their sister.
- María¿Huele mal aquí?Does it smell bad in here?
- AlejandroSí, creo que ella se tiró un pedo.Yes, I think she farted.
- María¡Qué asco, María!How gross, María!
- AlejandroNo fue ella, fue el perro.It wasn't her, it was the dog.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
